On Thursday, August 9, 2018, Facebook made a move to increase transparency of where ads are coming from, cracking down in the medical category of addiction treatment centers. This comes after the announcement earlier this year that all digital media buyers managing political campaigns go through an authorization process providing a US driver’s license or US passport, a...
Mobile Marketing is a hot commodity among advertisers around the country, as consumers spend more and more time on their mobile devices daily. Our Mobile Conquesting products have many advanced features, including geo-fencing, behavioral/location/brand targeting, dynamically updated ads, weather triggered ads, geo-retargeting, geo-lookalike targeting, and also the ability to track in-store visits. The most amazing thing about digital marketing...
Because you are reading this, it is likely that you and your team have now completed your digital training. (if you haven’t, click here and get on board! You make the effort to keep up to date on all things digital through ongoing education and weekly webinars. You know your stuff and you have put it into action! You...
Conversions are pretty much the pot of gold for digital marketing. Increasing your conversion rate is fundamental to your client's return on investment and make the most of your digital marketing budget. Vici manages thousands of campaigns and is constantly on the lookout for industry updates on the subject. Here are some tips to increase your client’s conversion rate: Include A Clear...
Please stop. No one will say they heard about you from your digital ad. Most people will say they heard about your business on radio or on TV, even if you are not running on radio or TV! You don’t have to stop asking, but definitely stop making decisions about your advertising dollars based on the answer to that...
Digital Advertising is great, we all agree and that’s why you’re reading this. To begin your campaign with ease, we want you to have access to any and all tools that can make your job easier. We sometimes have limitations as to how we can target (i.e. radius, zip code, city, state, country), there are times when businesses want to...
It is important to make sure to stand out to your clients. According to some recent sales statistics, it takes 8 cold call attempts to reach a prospect and once you get the interest of a prospect, it then takes 5 follow-up calls to take things to the next step. Fact is we live in a busy world and...
I have always been told "You can't have your cake and eat it too." What does that really mean and how is it relevant to native advertising? The proverb's meaning is similar to the phrases "you can't have it both ways" and "you can't have the best of both worlds." With native ads, you are! You are able to...
If you are in sales, you have heard this statement. Probably many times and in different ways: “Just send me your notes.” “Just email me the pricing.” “Just forward your pitch.” All too often when we hear this, we jump to it and start drafting long emails with lots of notes and attaching presentation materials. We give it all away and then follow...
Many companies are increasing their usage of email marketing. One of those industries increasing email marketing is nonprofits, who last year increased their email communication by just over 11%. Now whether those emails were for fundraising, brand building, strengthening relationships or just improving communications, there’s a value to it. Speaking to the fans of your business, or organization, is...
In today’s fast paced world video is climbing up the marketing ladder, and it is not just for the big dogs anymore, everyone is playing. 87% of online marketers are using video content and it continues to grow! Recent statistics show that one-third of online activity is spent watching video and half of all video content online is viewed...
From Russia, with Love? Recently both Facebook and advertisers are scratching their heads on how to handle US political advertising, given the allegations that Russians may have meddled with the previous presidential election with large amounts of paid propaganda sweeping our feeds. Over the last several weeks Facebook has swiftly responded with added security measures for all political advertising...
Vici is excited to welcome Megan "Sully" Sullivan and Shay Edwards to the team! They are both based out of the Philadelphia location. Sully’s background is in digital marketing, corporate relations, and promotions, while Shay's expertise is in marketing, communications, and social media management. During our last hiring cycle we had hundreds of potential ad buyers apply and...
Absolutely, and it is awesome. One of the main ways we are targeted with online ads is based on our online behavior. Actions we take online and what we demonstrate an interest in puts us into targeting categories. In a way we are virtually raising our hands and saying, “I’m over here and I’m attracted to what you are...
Vici knows a little bit about Facebook and Instagram campaigns. Looking back over the last year we’ve run a little under a billion impressions, resulting hundreds of thousands of conversions for our partners and their clients. In my last post I talked about why I loved Facebook’s new Collection Ads, an ad unit seemingly only utilized by national brands...
According to the English Dictionary, “Keeping up with the Joneses” means to always want to own the same things as your friends or neighbors, because you are worried about seeming less important socially than they are. Does this happen in the advertising world? You bet! In fact, that’s what some advertisers are banking on. Meet geo-retargeting look-a-like. This product targets...
Google Analytics is a free measurement tool that measures your website traffic, giving you powerful marketing insights. But the data is only powerful if you understand it. Sometimes as a marketer you have so many irons in the fire when it comes to driving business from sending out an email blast, running a radio campaign, or tweaking the art...
I find this statistic shocking: “Roughly half of the nearly $70 billion allocated to fund co-op advertising programs goes unused every year.” However, according to estimates from LSA, Borrell Associates and others that is exactly what is happening. So it is not that co-op money is less available as some might believe, it is more that the uses of...
Event based targeting is becoming extremely popular among digital marketers, mainly because it gives you an opportunity to have a presence at the event, even without a physically being there. But event targeting is not a one-size fits all strategy. Depending on what is capturing event attendees’ attention, different digital tools should be utilized to effectively market your business. Targeting...
Looking at total ad spend alone; the short answer is “similar to last year.” However, when broken down product by product, we learn that even though half of Small and Medium Businesses are not increasing their overall ad dollars by much, they are adjusting how they are allocating those ad dollars, and more money is moving to digital media. According...
2017 saw record growth in Digital Advertising dollars throughout the United States. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, those dollars are actually $40.1 BILLION. And, that’s just for the first half of 2017. $40.1 billion represents a 23% increase over the same time period in 2016. What can we take from that? Businesses are spending money on digital advertising, and...
As this year closes and a new one begins, small business owners are seeking strategies that can help them remain competitive and relevant. They are analyzing past tactics and campaigns and determining where and how to spend their marketing dollars. Digital is absolutely a significant part of marketing budgets and in a multifaceted landscape, Small Business Owners are looking for...
Technology has changed consumer behavior and disrupted many business sectors over the last 15 years. The touch points to connect and engage consumers now require new marketing channels. Advertisers are harnessing innovation and data to drive marketing decisions. Today, online marketing may include, retargeting, behavioral and keyword targeting, video, SEO, mobile conquesting, native advertising, social media and blogging to...
“You can’t buy a good reputation; you must earn it.” These are words from the famous Harvey Mackay. It’s never been truer than now, when your online reputation can make or break your business. With 92% of consumers hesitating to buy a product or service from someone that doesn’t have any reviews, and 88% of consumers trusting online reviews, what...
One of the core challenges advertisers face is determining how long a digital marketing campaign should last. Digital, like many other mediums, requires frequency. If the campaign is too short, you reduce the probability of your customers seeing your message, and grasping it enough to take some action. So what is the ideal time for a campaign? We believe it is...
Vici is excited to welcome Faith Koerner, Digital Campaign Coordinator, to the team! Faith is based out of the Philadelphia location. Her background includes a focus in media management, publicity and marketing before she started working for Vici, plus she's got all the right certifications in Google and mobile marketing. And boy was her Wonderlic score off the charts. ...
Update: Facebook shuttered Jobs on Facebook (February 2023) and Instant Articles (April 2023) We are extraordinarily proud of the team we’ve built here at Vici, but as with all systems we utilize, hiring takes constant refinement. People on our staff are not only marketing savvy, smart, and thoughtful, but also have an inherit want to be customer-focused. These are technology...
According to Ad Age, there is a broad trend being played out across the advertising landscape. Using data to target audience segments and make smarter media buys in digital. Political numbers absolutely reflect that as digital is replacing traditional ad spend in this vertical. Politicians are assigning ad budgets for digital. And, online digital advertising is not covered by the...
According to Credit Union Insight, there are several challenges that all credit unions face. Here are just a couple: Growing membership Increasing digital usage Integrating channels Let’s start by looking at how to integrate channels. This means integrating marketing channels. According to CUIInsight.com, “Your key to success is to consider integrating member messaging across multiple channels.” As with any type of marketing,...
I receive a lot of digital ads. I’m targeted as much as the next consumer, and the most intriguing digital messages and offers absolutely shine through the clutter enough for me to open my wallet and become a customer. In fact, I made a purchase because of a digital ad just this morning. In this case, I was served...
Vici is excited to welcome Mallory Hoenig and Charlie Ulmer to the team! They are both based out of the Philadelphia location. Mallory's background is in business marketing, digital communication, and new media, while Charlie's background was actually in Neuroscience until he made the switch to digital advertising in 2013! Two very smart cookies (and not the kind...
Vici is excited to welcome Cierra Roberts, Digital Campaign Coordinator, to the team! Cierra is based out of the Philadelphia location. Her impressive background includes a wide variety of experience in the digital world including digital marketing, advertising, and PR. She loves to combine her passion of digitalization and unique media background to bring marketing visions and goals...
When creating a digital marketing strategy, it is easy to become enamored with products that are at the bottom of the sales funnel. It would be easy to think, “I’m going to focus only on Pay Per Click/Search Engine paid ads, Retargeting and SEO because they will help me drive the most conversions.” This way of thinking is not...
Please join me in welcoming three new(ish) team members to the Vici family: Trainer and Account Director Greg Swiszcz, and Digital Campaign Coordinators Amin Vora and Dan "Renn" Renninger. Why new(ish)? Both Dan and Amin started with Vici prior to this promotion as Digital Campaign Assistants before stepping into their buying roles. Greg is a former Vici client, having...
Digital ad spending is steadily rising, and no area is intensifying faster than native advertising. Native ads come in many forms, but all share the common goal of not “looking” like an ad. Native ads match the look, feel and visual context of the website where they are seen. They can run across all devices or be specified mobile only,...
Household IP targeting is the perfect product to use when you need to target one-on-one to specific households and reach a very niche audience. This product works through a patented technology of matching IP addresses to a database of names and physical street addresses and displaying your display or video ads only to those households (or businesses). It works...
I worked a bunch of odd gigs in college to get extra money (for beer). One of my favorite was being hired as a "brand ambassador" which meant I was promoting the sponsor's event by passing out flyers or putting postcards underneath windshield wipers. But gone are the days of brands relying on gum chewing teenagers to help get...
It is a well-known fact that digital platforms have transformed how people do business these days. The influence of digital on the shopping journey is impacting how people shop and make decisions about products and services in which they are interested. It is also setting new digital expectations of retailers in terms of how they help their customers gather...
Now is the time to market to consumers thinking about home repairs! The IAB’s Digital Influence on Home Improvement Plans analysis showed that 22% of consumers who were working on home improvement projects were influenced by ads on mobile, social media and desktop. That is a huge opportunity for advertisers looking to showcase how they might meet all the home improvement...
There are many media buyers out there that are devouring as much information as they can about digital advertising, given that the marketing landscape has changed so drastically. A media mix used to include placing a television, radio, direct mail, newspaper, phone book, or a billboard buy. Now with the introduction of a countless number of digital products that...
Mobile usage is absolutely exploding, but that does not mean that we should ignore the steady performance of desktop. A smart marketing strategy will leverage the strengths of each device and maximize their unique contributions to the campaign. As mobile continues to grow and evolve, so do the opportunities to advertise using mobile strategies. However, that does not mean it...
In an effort to help local businesses connect with people in their area, Facebook launched Local Awareness mobile ads. Local Awareness ads are a great way to find new customers by showing ads to people who are around your business location. These ads are great for bringing customers through your door because of their call to action features. You...
Of the 80 million millennials in the U.S., one-quarter are now parents. Statistics also show that 83% of new moms are millennials. According to a recent report from Nielsen, some 39% of women aged 18-49 in the US have a child under the age of 12, including 46% of women aged 35-49. Why does this matter to marketers? Because millennial women tend to...
Maybe…Maybe not. How do you know? First let’s start with what IP Targeting is. Many digital providers say they do IP Targeting but are referring to targeting small groups of IP addresses. (An IP address, or Internet Protocol Address, is the string of numbers your internet service provider assigns to your internet connection). That form of IP Targeting is really...
Retargeting, also sometimes referred to as remarketing, is a form of digital advertising that can help you keep your brand in front of bounced traffic after they leave your website. A visitor goes to your website, you drop a cookie on the person, and then follow that person around the web and show your ad to that person until...
Digital advertising allows you to craft an extremely targeted and measurable campaign. If you are not already implementing digital into your overall marketing plan, it’s time to explore the possibilities! Don’t make the mistake of thinking that digital is only for large corporations. Digital is affordable and allows small and medium sized businesses a solid chance to compete for targeted...
We pride ourselves in over the top customer service, lightning fast communications, and superior campaign management. This is quite the feat when every campaign launched has a minimum of 25 steps to go live, coupled with the challenge of team members spread throughout the country. So how do we do it? We use tools to enhance our productivity! Here’s...
For small businesses, posting on Facebook just isn’t enough anymore. On average, only 2% of your fans will see one of your posts on their Facebook page (socialbakers.com). Many businesses have heard about the importance of using Facebook to grow their business – but they are not sure where to start. Do your clients still need convincing? Here are...
Year after year, Christmas is one of the biggest seasons for consumer engagement campaigns. Holiday promotions and interactive content are an excellent way to get a piece of the warm holiday feeling during this time of year! Also important during the season is being able to reach people on their smartphone while they are out and about. The solution?...
Not every small business has the luxury of having a full-time Marketing Director on payroll, leaving those without a lot of marketing experience scratching their heads when planning for 2017. With the pressure to have every dollar spent promoting the business coming back as a positive return on investment it can be tricky to balance how much to spend...
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